- Tavistock to advise Namakwa Diamonds
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Namakwa Diamonds has appointed Tavistock to handle its
Financial Communications and Investor Relations
activity. Namakwa Diamonds is a vertically integrated
diamond resource group focused on diamond mining and
beneficiation across Southern Africa. Namakwa has a diversified
portfolio of diamond projects, which include distinct diamond
resource target areas now located in five African countries,
namely: South Africa; Lesotho; the Democratic Republic of Congo;
Namibia and Angola. The Company also runs a well-established
beneficiation division, developed over a 30-year period, with
operations in South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and
Israel and is fully listed on the London Stock Exchange.
- Real Estate Investors appoints Tavistock
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Real Estate Investors Plc ("REI") has appointed
Tavistock to handle its Financial Communications and Investor
Relations activity. REI has interests in quality commercial and
industrial properties throughout the UK, with a focus on the
West Midlands and Central England. Its current investment
portfolio is valued at £49.3 million (30 June 2009) with initial
yields of 8.5% to 10%. Its investments target medium sized
commercial properties, diversified by property type and tenant.
- Tavistock appointed by Douglas Bay
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DouglasBay Capital, the AIM listed, active value investment
company, has appointed Tavistock Communications to provide
investor and financial public relations services. Supported by
founder investors Laxey Partners, DouglasBay’s investment
strategy is to provide shareholders with a combination of income
and capital growth over time through the acquisition and
revitalisation of quoted and unquoted companies. Following the
initial purchase of the logistics business TDG Ltd in October
2008 and its subsequent reorganisation, DouglasBay is currently
looking for suitable transaction opportunities in a number of
sectors.
- Tavistock to advise Econet
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Econet, a diversified telecommunications group with more than
11 million subscribers and operations in nine countries in
Africa, Europe and the Asia Pacific Rim, has appointed Tavistock
to handle its UK media relations. The Company is one of Africa’s
most recognised brands and was founded in 1997 by Strive
Masiyiwa. A trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation and a member
of the board of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, a
venture backed by the Rockefeller and Bill Gates foundations,
Mr. Masiyiwa was named one of 15 Global Influentials in a
CNN/Time Magazine poll. He is also a member of the Nelson
Mandela Foundation Advisory Committee.
- Tavistock wins ITM Brief
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ITM Power, a clean energy company developing technology to
alleviate the present dependence on hydrocarbon fuels, has
appointed Tavistock Communications to provide financial PR and
IR services. This is a reappointment after a period when
ITM took its financial communications in-house.
Tavistock has been engaged specifically to assist the Company
to communicate its new commercialisation strategy to investors
and the media.
ITM Power has refocused on delivering Hydrogen generation and
storage systems for a range of commercial applications,
including those for domestic use which take advantage of
Government legislation.
- OPG Power Ventures appoints Tavistock
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OPG Power Ventures Plc (OPG) has appointed Tavistock
Communications to handle its financial communications and
investor relations. OPG listed on AIM in May 2008 having raised
£65.1m through its broker and nominated adviser Cenkos
Securities. The company operates a 19.39 megawatt (MW) gas fired
and waste heat electricity plant in Tamil Nadu, India. It
recently commenced production at a 10MW plant and expects a
further four plants totalling 424MW to commence by 3rd
quarter 2010. The Tavistock team will be led by Nick Peters and
Simon Hudson.
- Virgin Media appoints Tavistock
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Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) has appointed Tavistock
Communications as its financial public relations adviser.
Tavistock will handle the corporate communications for all of
Virgin Media's products, including broadband, TV, mobile and
telephone.
The UK entertainment and communications business has been
voted the sixth Most Loved Brand in Britain in a Marketing
magazine poll, as well as having been voted the Most Trusted ISP
Brand 2008 by Reader’s Digest magazine. The Sunday Times also
awarded Virgin Media its 2008 Best Buy awards for broadband and
movies on demand. Virgin Media is the largest Virgin company in
the world and has almost 10 million customers.
- Tavistock expands into South East Asia
Tavistock has bolstered its South East Asian offering
through a deal with First City, adding an on the ground presence and
a native Chinese-speaking capability. The tie up also provides
First City’s existing clients, currently numbering 17 AIM companies,
with a wider range of services in the UK. The First City team, led
by Allan Piper (who previously edited the Financial Mail on Sunday),
will continue to expand its strong portfolio of clients based in
China and the Far East from its office in Hong Kong.
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- Tavistock wins Mfuse corporate brief
Tavistock has been appointed by Mfuse Ltd as its corporate
public relations advisor. Mfuse designs technology which enables a
safe and secure form of gambling via mobile. The Company, which
works with blue chip clients such as Ladbrokes, 365.com, PaddyPower
and Stan James, recently appointed Bob Holt as a non executive
Chairman and Sportingbet founder Mark Blandford as a non executive
Director. The Tavistock team will be led by Matt Ridsdale.
- Petrofac appoints City Insights
Petrofac, the FTSE 250 Oil & Gas services company, has
appointed Tavistock’s Investor Relations subsidiary City Insights to
handle its private client investor relations programme. Petrofac is
a leading international provider of facilities solutions to the oil
& gas production and processing industry. The City Insights team
will be led by Simon Hudson.
- Tavistock advises Abbot Group on sale
Tavistock is advising Abbot Group, the international oil and gas services business, on its £906 million sale to First Reserve, the leading private equity firm specialising in the energy industry. Abbot Group operates in 25 countries worldwide and focuses on providing development drilling services and rig operations to major oil companies in its key strategic areas of Europe, north and west Africa, the Middle East, the Caspian Sea and Russia. The Tavistock team is led by Jeremy Carey and Simon Hudson. Abbot Group became a client of Tavistock in 1995.
- Speymill Deutsche Immobilien appoints Tavistock
Speymill Deutsche Immobilien Company Plc ("Speymill
Deutsche") has appointed Tavistock to handle its Financial
Communications and Investor Relations activity. Speymill Deutsche raised €240 million on its admission to AIM in March 2006 and announced profit before-tax of €29.4 million for the year ended 30 June 2007.
